Portage Lakefront
Portage, Indiana · Great Lakes shore
Water temperature, waves and wind at Portage Lakefront in Portage, Indiana, with where every number comes from and how old it is.
Right now at Portage Lakefront
- Water
- 54°F (12°C)
- Waves
- 6.8 ft (2.1 m) every 9 seconds
- Wind
- 11 mph (18 km/h) from the north, gusts to 14 mph
- Air
- 40°F (5°C)
As of 9:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.
What Ebbward shows here
- Water temperature
- From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
- Waves and wind
- Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
- Tides
- None: the Great Lakes have no tide worth predicting, so Ebbward shows no tide chart here.
- Nearest NOAA buoy
- Michigan City Buoy, IN, 14 miles (22 km) away.
- Underwater visibility
- Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.
Before you go in
Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.
Beaches near Portage Lakefront
- Ogden Dunes Beach, Ogden Dunes: 0.7 miles (1.1 km)
- West Beach, Portage: 1.6 miles (2.6 km)
- Wells Street Beach, Gary: 2.2 miles (3.6 km)
- East Shoreline, Gary: 3.0 miles (4.8 km)
- Marquette Park Beach, Gary: 3.2 miles (5.1 km)
- Bailly Beach, Dune Acres: 3.7 miles (6.0 km)
- Lake Street Beach, Gary: 4.6 miles (7.4 km)
- Dune Acres Beach, Dune Acres: 4.7 miles (7.5 km)